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The Sun. (North Canton, Stark County, Ohio), 1988-02-03

1988-02-03-001

MAN TOURS WITH
YORK CITY OPERA
(Page 11)
ST. PAUL'S CELEBRATES
"CATHOLIC SCHOOL WEEK
(Page 10)
HOOVER SPORTS
(Page 9)
66th YEAR
Serving the People
of
North Canton
Vol. 66 - No. 16
North Canton, Ohio, Wednesday, February 3, 1988 One Section 14 Pages
Twenty-
Five
P.e
en
Teachers learn about bond issue
by Dottle McGrew
School was recessed
a little early on Monday, Feb. 1 to permit
North Canton teachers
to attend a district-
wide staff meeting to
learn first-hand the
basic points of the 6.3
mill bond issue scheduled for the May primary ballot.
Superintendent of
Schools Dr. Robert Roden said the purpose of
the meeting was to provide teachers with accurate information on
the bond issue so they
could better answer
questions from the community.
Funds raised by the
bond issue would address the district's
dual problems of inadequate space and aging
school buildings.
The centerpiece of
the master plan drawn
up by a community-
school committee is the
reunification of Hoover
High School at the
north campus. The south
campus building would
be renovated as a middle school for sixth,
seventh and eighth
grades. Improvements
would be made at Memorial Stadium, and a new
bus garage would be
constructed.
If approved by voters construction would
begin in May, 1989 with
facilities ready for
use in September 1989.
Dr. Roden said that
an operating levy would
be needed within the:
next two years because
of increased programs
and diminishing state
funding.
"Withholding such a
fact from the staff and
the community would be
unfair and irrespon
sible. The difference
between operating funds
and building funds must
be understood. Increased operating funds are
vital and will be
needed unless some unforeseen changes occur, " Dr. Roden said.
During a question
and answer session, the
Superintendent said he
was not ready to speculate on the cost of the
bond issue to the average homeowner.
"The first figure
heard is the figure
quoted, and I want that
to be right," Dr. Roden
said.
Dr. Roden also ended
speculation that a less
extensive building plan
was under consideration.
"This is what we
need. If we don't need
it, then we should not
be asking for it," he
said.
When asked about
provisions for a swimming pool in the reunified high school, Dr.
Roden responded that a
pool had been considered but was eliminated because of initial cost and continuing maintenance.
In commenting on the
possible sale of the
junior high on Charlotte Street, Dr. Roden-
said that the potential
land value had been
pegged at approximately $700,000 and that
the prospects for
sale were "extraordinarily good."
The Superintendent
acknowledged the problems associated with
the age of Greentown
Elementary School and
indicated that the Master Plan gives Greentown a high priority.
North Canton's Winter Festival
The North Canton Recreation Department and
North Canton City Schools Community Intervention
Program will be sponsoring the "Just Say No"
Family Winter Fest. The program will be held at
Dogwood Park on Sunday, Feb. 7 from 1 to 4 p.m.
Activities that day will include ice skating,
sled riding, cross country skiing, and snowman
building competition. Hoover High School Teen
Institute will provide various skits throughout
the afternoon.
All "Just Say No" club members are urged to
attend with their families and friends. Music
for the afternoon will \oe provided by Rockin'
Joe O. Refreshments will be available throughout
the afternoon. Cameron Coca Cola of Canton is
the Corporate Sponsor for this year's Family
Fest.
The St. Paul and Hoover Teen Institute members are pictured alxivo with Stephanie Skemp,
Coordinator of Community Intervention (far left)
and Kim Cooksey, Recreation Director for the
City of North Canton (far right), as they finalize plans and display their "Just Say No" banner.
Traffic control on North Main Street
SIDELINERS DONATE TO HOOVER'S LEADER.
SHIP PROGRAM — Dick Sutton (R) of the North
Cnnton Sidellners is shown presenting a check for
$2,000.00 to (he leadership students of Hoover High
School. The leadership retreat will be held at the
Salt Fork Lodge, February 14 & 15. Sixty Hoover
students will he attending. Dr. Barbara Hacking (L)
Associate Principal, is the advisor.
Seeking a source for water
by Dottle McGrew
Ohio Water Service
Co., a private water
company located in Massillon, has proposed a
$1.8 million plan to
provide1 alternate water
to the 100 households
near the closed Industrial Excess landfill
in Uniontown.
According to Merrill
G. Sloan, vice president of Ohio Water Service Co., the company
would like to purchase
water from North Canton
and build a 12-inch
waterline along Cleveland Avenue Northwest.
Ultimately, the company plans to serve
most of Lake Township
with a potential of
several thousand custo
mers.
Sloan said North
Canton is the company's
first choice as a
source of purchased
water because of the
city's modern treatment
plant and certified
laboratory, all of
which are monitored by
the federal EPA.
City Administrator
Mike Sumser acknowledges receipt of an
.inquiry from Ohio Water
Service Co. regarding
the possiblity of purchasing water.
"The request is
being studied. The sale
of water is in the
hands of City Council.
When I have something
more solid, I'll take
the proposal to Council," Sumser said.
New manager named
at Citizens Savings
MARCIA JOHNSTON
Marcia Johnston has
been promoted and elected assistant treasurer
of Citizens Savings
Bank and branch manager
of Citizens Savings
North Canton Office.
The announcement was
made recently by Richard G. Gilbert, Citizens SavingsChief_..J3xr .
ecutive Officer. Johnston replaces Mark DeChellis who now heads
up the bank's new securities program.
A native of Canton
she attended Canton
South High School. She
joined Citizens Savings
in 1967 as a teller and
later became a new accounts counselor and
loan closer before
being named assistant
branch manager at North
Canton, the position
she held prior to
her present promotion.
Johnston serves as an
instructor for the Institute of Financial
Education and is currently conducting courses in customer counseling.
She and her husband
Robert reside in North
Canton. They have three
children.
Sloan said he expects to meet with
North Canton officials
in the "not too distant
future". He adds that
Ohio Water Service Co.
has no specific time
frame to work within
because of the uncertain period required
for federal EPA consideration of the proposal.
Both Sloan and Sumser said that water
from Nortli Canton would
meet a short term rather than a long term
need.
Sloan said he understood that the North
Canton would protect
its own water supply
first, but hopes to
reach an agreement
whereby water could be
purchased until such
time as the company
could supply water from
its own system or develop a wellfield in
the Uniontown area.
Obtaining large a-
mounts of: water in Uniontown could be a problem, according to
Sloan. Aquifers in the
area are good for small
wells but too closely
for large ones, Sloan
said.
The proposed plan
calls for the company
to contract with the
county to build and
operate the water system.
Sloan said the company provides water-
under this type of arrangement in several
instances.
The water company
was founded in 1853 as
the Massillon Water
Company. Over the years
there have been several
owners. The company
became the Ohio Water
Service Co. approximately 50 years ago and
operates five Ohio
plants in Mentor, Geneva, Massillon, Marys-
ville and
Court House.
Washington
l^by Dottie McGrew
;:N NoEth Canton City
Council discussed the
results of a North Main
Street traffic study
conducted by Floyd
Brown S Associates of
Columbus.
The study indicates
that the intersection
of North Main and Orion
Streets meets all state
requirements for a
traffic signal and further indicates installation of a traffic
signal would benefit
both residents and
shoppers at New Berlin
Commons•
Legislation to authorize the installation
of a multi-phase traffic signal at Orion and
North Main Streets will
be on next Monday's
Council agqnda on an
emergency .basis. ■ -.-
City ..Administrator
Mike Sumser commented
that the matter of
traffic control on
North Main Street would
not end with the installation of one traffic signal, referring
to the developable land
on the west side of
North Main.
The study concluded
that the intersection
of North Main and Wilbur Streets, as well as
the intersection of
North Main and Click's/
K-Mart north drives, do
not meet state requirements for a traffic
signal.
In other matters
Council debated whether
the city should amend
its zoning code-to include a manufactured
home park district.
Such proposed legisla-'
tion was tabled one -
month ago.
Several residents
from the Janet Avenue/
Woodrow Street area who
have been monitoring•
the course of this ordinance, listened to
the debate.
Council stressed that
if an ordinance were
passed, the manufac-
tured home park district would exist on
paper only.
Discussion revolved
around two points.
Should the zoning
code be amended to include a manufactured
home park district to
enable the city to deal
with any potential future requests for such
a development, or
should the city conti-
mievwithout legislation
,£find deal with future
- situations as they occur. Few municipalities
have such an ordinance
on their books.
If adopted, how
should the legislation
strike a balance between sufficient
strength to protect
residents but not so
rigorous as to exclude
totally a manufactured
home park district and
thus invite suit.
After an explanation
of recent court rulings
on the subject by city
Law Director Roy Bat-
tist.i, Council requester! the Law Department
to further research
ex is tiny and developing
litigation on the subject.
The next Council
mooting is scheduled
for Monday, Feb. 8 in
Council chambers.
Sophomores' Parents' Night
Mayor William Hines is shown presenting
principal of St. Paul'.-- Catholic School.
Jan.
plaque to Mr. John R. Stanley,
The Mayor proclaimed the week of
31 through Feb. 7 as "Catholic School Week" in North Canton.
St. Paul's celebrates
Catholic School Week
by JOHN STANLEY
Principal, St. Paul's School
North Canton
As we observe "Catholic Schools Week" ami
our theme "Catholic
Schools Share the Spirit" I myself feel enthusiastic about St.
Paul's place in North
Canton for many reasons. Catholic schools
are the most effective
means of Religious Education that the Church
has at its immediate
disposal to carry out
its educational ministry. St. Paul's placer
a priority on Religious
Education, including,
daily religion class,
prayer, regular liturgical celebrations and
most importantly, ,-.
building of community
and Christian service
to the community. In
these ways our students
learn how to integrate
Catholic values into
their daily habits.
According to studies
done by the noted
author, Fr. Andrew
Greely, things such as
Mass attendance, receiving communion, belief in life after
death, membership in
parish organizations,
serious consideration
of a religious vocation, and opposition
to abortion, respondents who had attended Catholic schools
were in every instance
more "Catholic" than
those who had not. "Catholic schools," Greely
writes, "seem to have
their effect on those
who attend them by the
closeness to the Catholic community which the
experience of attending
Catholic schools seems,
to generate. Attendance
at CCD classes does not
have anywhere near the
same effect."
St. Paul's offers a
good academic program.
Our Iowa Test of Basic
Skills showed that
grades 1-8 scored in
the 91st percentile.
Research shows that the
Catholic schools spend
more time on instruction than the public
schools in the essential academic subjects.
St. Paul's requires
firm and caring discipline. In Catholic
schools, more homework
is assigned, is done
and is evaluated by the
teacher.
From a more personal
standpoint, I myself
went to Catholic elementary, high school
and even college. I
consider that my Catholic schooling made me
better informed about
my Catholic faith and
strengthened me in its
practice. When making
this decision for your
young children, please
keep in mind that you
are well into the process that will form and
affect them for their
whole life.
Parents of sophomores who are presently
attending Hoover and
Lake High Schools will
Tieet in Hoover Hall of
the Performing Arts
located at 525 Seventh
St. NE, North Canton on
Thursday, Feb. 4 at 7
p.m.
Parents will view a
slide presentation that
will explain the vocational offerings avail-
February fund raiser
able at the North Cam
pus during the junior
and senior years." Par
cuts will also have the
opportunity to visit
el -a.ssroorns, laboratories, and shops where
teachers will be avail
able to discuss their
programs of instruc
tion.
HefroHlimentK will be
served in the Cannons
to!lowing the meeting
During the month of
February, the North
Canton Sideliners Club
will raise money by
selling pizza's to support all athletic teams
at Hoover High School.
Arrangements were
made with Village Pizza, Inc., for this telephone solicitation
promotion.
For further information c-intact Dick Sut-
lun at -i')7-2591 or 453-
•-13 50.
PTA Winter Carnival
The Northwood School
PTA is sponsoring a
Winter Carnival to be
held at the school on
Saturday, Feb. 6 from 1
to 5 p.m. Food will be
served.
All Northwood students and their parents
are encouraged to join
in tlie fun.
North Canton Rotary
North Canton Rotary
will meet Thursday,
Feb. 4 at Community
Christian Church at
6:30 p.m.
Dave Rohrer has
scheduled Dr. David
Utlak with a program
entitled "Science, Med
icine and Politics".
On Feb. 11 Dale
Kearstler has invited
foreign exchange students from Walsh College to help with the
v.'oi Id Understanding
Mon tli program.

MAN TOURS WITH
YORK CITY OPERA
(Page 11)
ST. PAUL'S CELEBRATES
"CATHOLIC SCHOOL WEEK
(Page 10)
HOOVER SPORTS
(Page 9)
66th YEAR
Serving the People
of
North Canton
Vol. 66 - No. 16
North Canton, Ohio, Wednesday, February 3, 1988 One Section 14 Pages
Twenty-
Five
P.e
en
Teachers learn about bond issue
by Dottle McGrew
School was recessed
a little early on Monday, Feb. 1 to permit
North Canton teachers
to attend a district-
wide staff meeting to
learn first-hand the
basic points of the 6.3
mill bond issue scheduled for the May primary ballot.
Superintendent of
Schools Dr. Robert Roden said the purpose of
the meeting was to provide teachers with accurate information on
the bond issue so they
could better answer
questions from the community.
Funds raised by the
bond issue would address the district's
dual problems of inadequate space and aging
school buildings.
The centerpiece of
the master plan drawn
up by a community-
school committee is the
reunification of Hoover
High School at the
north campus. The south
campus building would
be renovated as a middle school for sixth,
seventh and eighth
grades. Improvements
would be made at Memorial Stadium, and a new
bus garage would be
constructed.
If approved by voters construction would
begin in May, 1989 with
facilities ready for
use in September 1989.
Dr. Roden said that
an operating levy would
be needed within the:
next two years because
of increased programs
and diminishing state
funding.
"Withholding such a
fact from the staff and
the community would be
unfair and irrespon
sible. The difference
between operating funds
and building funds must
be understood. Increased operating funds are
vital and will be
needed unless some unforeseen changes occur, " Dr. Roden said.
During a question
and answer session, the
Superintendent said he
was not ready to speculate on the cost of the
bond issue to the average homeowner.
"The first figure
heard is the figure
quoted, and I want that
to be right," Dr. Roden
said.
Dr. Roden also ended
speculation that a less
extensive building plan
was under consideration.
"This is what we
need. If we don't need
it, then we should not
be asking for it," he
said.
When asked about
provisions for a swimming pool in the reunified high school, Dr.
Roden responded that a
pool had been considered but was eliminated because of initial cost and continuing maintenance.
In commenting on the
possible sale of the
junior high on Charlotte Street, Dr. Roden-
said that the potential
land value had been
pegged at approximately $700,000 and that
the prospects for
sale were "extraordinarily good."
The Superintendent
acknowledged the problems associated with
the age of Greentown
Elementary School and
indicated that the Master Plan gives Greentown a high priority.
North Canton's Winter Festival
The North Canton Recreation Department and
North Canton City Schools Community Intervention
Program will be sponsoring the "Just Say No"
Family Winter Fest. The program will be held at
Dogwood Park on Sunday, Feb. 7 from 1 to 4 p.m.
Activities that day will include ice skating,
sled riding, cross country skiing, and snowman
building competition. Hoover High School Teen
Institute will provide various skits throughout
the afternoon.
All "Just Say No" club members are urged to
attend with their families and friends. Music
for the afternoon will \oe provided by Rockin'
Joe O. Refreshments will be available throughout
the afternoon. Cameron Coca Cola of Canton is
the Corporate Sponsor for this year's Family
Fest.
The St. Paul and Hoover Teen Institute members are pictured alxivo with Stephanie Skemp,
Coordinator of Community Intervention (far left)
and Kim Cooksey, Recreation Director for the
City of North Canton (far right), as they finalize plans and display their "Just Say No" banner.
Traffic control on North Main Street
SIDELINERS DONATE TO HOOVER'S LEADER.
SHIP PROGRAM — Dick Sutton (R) of the North
Cnnton Sidellners is shown presenting a check for
$2,000.00 to (he leadership students of Hoover High
School. The leadership retreat will be held at the
Salt Fork Lodge, February 14 & 15. Sixty Hoover
students will he attending. Dr. Barbara Hacking (L)
Associate Principal, is the advisor.
Seeking a source for water
by Dottle McGrew
Ohio Water Service
Co., a private water
company located in Massillon, has proposed a
$1.8 million plan to
provide1 alternate water
to the 100 households
near the closed Industrial Excess landfill
in Uniontown.
According to Merrill
G. Sloan, vice president of Ohio Water Service Co., the company
would like to purchase
water from North Canton
and build a 12-inch
waterline along Cleveland Avenue Northwest.
Ultimately, the company plans to serve
most of Lake Township
with a potential of
several thousand custo
mers.
Sloan said North
Canton is the company's
first choice as a
source of purchased
water because of the
city's modern treatment
plant and certified
laboratory, all of
which are monitored by
the federal EPA.
City Administrator
Mike Sumser acknowledges receipt of an
.inquiry from Ohio Water
Service Co. regarding
the possiblity of purchasing water.
"The request is
being studied. The sale
of water is in the
hands of City Council.
When I have something
more solid, I'll take
the proposal to Council," Sumser said.
New manager named
at Citizens Savings
MARCIA JOHNSTON
Marcia Johnston has
been promoted and elected assistant treasurer
of Citizens Savings
Bank and branch manager
of Citizens Savings
North Canton Office.
The announcement was
made recently by Richard G. Gilbert, Citizens SavingsChief_..J3xr .
ecutive Officer. Johnston replaces Mark DeChellis who now heads
up the bank's new securities program.
A native of Canton
she attended Canton
South High School. She
joined Citizens Savings
in 1967 as a teller and
later became a new accounts counselor and
loan closer before
being named assistant
branch manager at North
Canton, the position
she held prior to
her present promotion.
Johnston serves as an
instructor for the Institute of Financial
Education and is currently conducting courses in customer counseling.
She and her husband
Robert reside in North
Canton. They have three
children.
Sloan said he expects to meet with
North Canton officials
in the "not too distant
future". He adds that
Ohio Water Service Co.
has no specific time
frame to work within
because of the uncertain period required
for federal EPA consideration of the proposal.
Both Sloan and Sumser said that water
from Nortli Canton would
meet a short term rather than a long term
need.
Sloan said he understood that the North
Canton would protect
its own water supply
first, but hopes to
reach an agreement
whereby water could be
purchased until such
time as the company
could supply water from
its own system or develop a wellfield in
the Uniontown area.
Obtaining large a-
mounts of: water in Uniontown could be a problem, according to
Sloan. Aquifers in the
area are good for small
wells but too closely
for large ones, Sloan
said.
The proposed plan
calls for the company
to contract with the
county to build and
operate the water system.
Sloan said the company provides water-
under this type of arrangement in several
instances.
The water company
was founded in 1853 as
the Massillon Water
Company. Over the years
there have been several
owners. The company
became the Ohio Water
Service Co. approximately 50 years ago and
operates five Ohio
plants in Mentor, Geneva, Massillon, Marys-
ville and
Court House.
Washington
l^by Dottie McGrew
;:N NoEth Canton City
Council discussed the
results of a North Main
Street traffic study
conducted by Floyd
Brown S Associates of
Columbus.
The study indicates
that the intersection
of North Main and Orion
Streets meets all state
requirements for a
traffic signal and further indicates installation of a traffic
signal would benefit
both residents and
shoppers at New Berlin
Commons•
Legislation to authorize the installation
of a multi-phase traffic signal at Orion and
North Main Streets will
be on next Monday's
Council agqnda on an
emergency .basis. ■ -.-
City ..Administrator
Mike Sumser commented
that the matter of
traffic control on
North Main Street would
not end with the installation of one traffic signal, referring
to the developable land
on the west side of
North Main.
The study concluded
that the intersection
of North Main and Wilbur Streets, as well as
the intersection of
North Main and Click's/
K-Mart north drives, do
not meet state requirements for a traffic
signal.
In other matters
Council debated whether
the city should amend
its zoning code-to include a manufactured
home park district.
Such proposed legisla-'
tion was tabled one -
month ago.
Several residents
from the Janet Avenue/
Woodrow Street area who
have been monitoring•
the course of this ordinance, listened to
the debate.
Council stressed that
if an ordinance were
passed, the manufac-
tured home park district would exist on
paper only.
Discussion revolved
around two points.
Should the zoning
code be amended to include a manufactured
home park district to
enable the city to deal
with any potential future requests for such
a development, or
should the city conti-
mievwithout legislation
,£find deal with future
- situations as they occur. Few municipalities
have such an ordinance
on their books.
If adopted, how
should the legislation
strike a balance between sufficient
strength to protect
residents but not so
rigorous as to exclude
totally a manufactured
home park district and
thus invite suit.
After an explanation
of recent court rulings
on the subject by city
Law Director Roy Bat-
tist.i, Council requester! the Law Department
to further research
ex is tiny and developing
litigation on the subject.
The next Council
mooting is scheduled
for Monday, Feb. 8 in
Council chambers.
Sophomores' Parents' Night
Mayor William Hines is shown presenting
principal of St. Paul'.-- Catholic School.
Jan.
plaque to Mr. John R. Stanley,
The Mayor proclaimed the week of
31 through Feb. 7 as "Catholic School Week" in North Canton.
St. Paul's celebrates
Catholic School Week
by JOHN STANLEY
Principal, St. Paul's School
North Canton
As we observe "Catholic Schools Week" ami
our theme "Catholic
Schools Share the Spirit" I myself feel enthusiastic about St.
Paul's place in North
Canton for many reasons. Catholic schools
are the most effective
means of Religious Education that the Church
has at its immediate
disposal to carry out
its educational ministry. St. Paul's placer
a priority on Religious
Education, including,
daily religion class,
prayer, regular liturgical celebrations and
most importantly, ,-.
building of community
and Christian service
to the community. In
these ways our students
learn how to integrate
Catholic values into
their daily habits.
According to studies
done by the noted
author, Fr. Andrew
Greely, things such as
Mass attendance, receiving communion, belief in life after
death, membership in
parish organizations,
serious consideration
of a religious vocation, and opposition
to abortion, respondents who had attended Catholic schools
were in every instance
more "Catholic" than
those who had not. "Catholic schools," Greely
writes, "seem to have
their effect on those
who attend them by the
closeness to the Catholic community which the
experience of attending
Catholic schools seems,
to generate. Attendance
at CCD classes does not
have anywhere near the
same effect."
St. Paul's offers a
good academic program.
Our Iowa Test of Basic
Skills showed that
grades 1-8 scored in
the 91st percentile.
Research shows that the
Catholic schools spend
more time on instruction than the public
schools in the essential academic subjects.
St. Paul's requires
firm and caring discipline. In Catholic
schools, more homework
is assigned, is done
and is evaluated by the
teacher.
From a more personal
standpoint, I myself
went to Catholic elementary, high school
and even college. I
consider that my Catholic schooling made me
better informed about
my Catholic faith and
strengthened me in its
practice. When making
this decision for your
young children, please
keep in mind that you
are well into the process that will form and
affect them for their
whole life.
Parents of sophomores who are presently
attending Hoover and
Lake High Schools will
Tieet in Hoover Hall of
the Performing Arts
located at 525 Seventh
St. NE, North Canton on
Thursday, Feb. 4 at 7
p.m.
Parents will view a
slide presentation that
will explain the vocational offerings avail-
February fund raiser
able at the North Cam
pus during the junior
and senior years." Par
cuts will also have the
opportunity to visit
el -a.ssroorns, laboratories, and shops where
teachers will be avail
able to discuss their
programs of instruc
tion.
HefroHlimentK will be
served in the Cannons
to!lowing the meeting
During the month of
February, the North
Canton Sideliners Club
will raise money by
selling pizza's to support all athletic teams
at Hoover High School.
Arrangements were
made with Village Pizza, Inc., for this telephone solicitation
promotion.
For further information c-intact Dick Sut-
lun at -i')7-2591 or 453-
•-13 50.
PTA Winter Carnival
The Northwood School
PTA is sponsoring a
Winter Carnival to be
held at the school on
Saturday, Feb. 6 from 1
to 5 p.m. Food will be
served.
All Northwood students and their parents
are encouraged to join
in tlie fun.
North Canton Rotary
North Canton Rotary
will meet Thursday,
Feb. 4 at Community
Christian Church at
6:30 p.m.
Dave Rohrer has
scheduled Dr. David
Utlak with a program
entitled "Science, Med
icine and Politics".
On Feb. 11 Dale
Kearstler has invited
foreign exchange students from Walsh College to help with the
v.'oi Id Understanding
Mon tli program.